Harry Potter: The Invincible Scholar
Chapter 1346

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"The Ministries of Magic in other countries... They didn't understand finance before, but now that they've seen our Floating City, they'll definitely want to take the banking industry back into their own hands... But Gringotts is the Goblins' pillar industry... That's bound to squeeze them so hard they suffer terrible losses. Could that trigger a rebellion? If it causes another large-scale Goblin rebellion, what should we do?" Thinking of the bloody, heart-stopping consequences a war might bring, Hermione rubbed her forehead worriedly. "We don't need to fear anything with the Floating City, but if some other country's Ministry of Magic isn't strong enough and gets greedy, ignoring its own strength..."

"This isn't ancient times. The measures the various Ministries of Magic use to control the Goblins are far stronger than they were in the past... Besides, in a sense, they rebelled against the United Kingdom long ago anyway." Allen's voice lifted slightly, his tone tinged with disdain. "Even if we imagine the worst—that these Goblins lose their minds in a fit of rage and openly rebel—it still won't matter. They're no match for us at all."

"I just don't know how many people would die in the worst case... Many of the people on our Floating City now are refugees who went bankrupt after Gringotts in Germany was robbed." Hermione drew up her legs and hugged her knees. "If the rebelling Goblins swallowed up the property of those ordinary people..."

"That's exactly why we need wizards to take this authority back. Otherwise, it will always be a sword hanging over wizards' heads." Allen wrapped an arm around Hermione's shoulders. "Hermione, if we compare it to the Muggle world, perhaps House-elves are a bit like the black slaves created by hegemonic countries in backward eras, while these Goblins are a bit

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